Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 458, Section 454: Giving Ultraman an Environment Filled with Light
Five days later, Qi Ming's Star Gift arrived at 12 o'clock, and he gave Feng Yuan and Tregear another special training session.

"He held out for 11 minutes under the jeep this time, and his performance against Mossajjad and Gaigarde was also a bit stronger. He has made great progress."

After having Aizen Makoto transform into Black Orb again and beat up the two monsters that wanted to "overthrow their superiors," Qi Ming, having recalled the monsters, encouraged the two who were collapsed on the ground.

Feng Yuan: "It only lasted for one more minute..."

Torregia, however, was delighted: "A 10% improvement is a huge leap."

He agreed with Qi Ming's training methods because they could really make him stronger.

However, once every five days is a bit too frequent; it should be at least once every seven days.

He now has virtually no energy left to calmly contemplate philosophical questions; every time he closes his eyes, he sees a jeep hurtling towards him...

Aizen Makoto standing to the side: "..."

Is it a bit too healthy to do it once every seven days?
Feng Yuan said, "No, Mr. Qi Ming, please increase the difficulty of the training. As long as I can become stronger, I can accept it even if it's only once every three days!"

Torregia, standing to the side: "?"

No, why did you roll it up?

He coughed and said not to push yourself too hard; too much training frequency would only backfire and break your body.

Qi Ming thought about it and felt that Feng Yuan seemed to be able to withstand it.

Judging from the original "Leo" series, Gen's recovery ability is extremely amazing.

In many cases, he experiences a series of events in a single episode: [being beaten bloody by a monster and left paralyzed in a hospital bed] → [being forcibly dragged out of bed by Dan Moroboshi for grueling training] → [fighting another monster before the training is even finished].

It has an extremely strong vitality.

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Upon returning to the TPC sea base, Qi Ming happened to run into Jugglus Juggler and Agamus.

Jugglus Juggler: "Have you decided what kind of weapons to give Asgaron?"

Judging from the fact that he couldn't kill the Silver Dragon in two minutes in the last battle, Jugglus Juggler believes that Asgaron's firepower is insufficient and that he should increase its weapons.

However, Agamus said that enemies with open eyes are too rare, and the last battle cannot be used as a reference. He needs to fight more "normal enemies" to obtain effective data.

Jugglus Juggler: "So you haven't done anything these past few days?"

Agamus: "No, I've invented a great invention that can help Ultraman—fluorescent glue!"

He said that it's possible for Ultraman and a monster to fight in the middle of nowhere at night, in complete darkness.

At this point, you can use Flying Swallow No. 2 to spray this fluorescent glue, making the entire barren mountain sparkle.

Jugglus Juggler: "I thought this was for dealing with those invisible monsters, to make them reveal themselves. What's the use of this? Are you worried that Ultraman won't be able to see at night?"

Agamus: "Isn't Ultraman called the Warrior of Light? The stronger the surrounding light, the stronger Ultraman becomes. This is creating favorable conditions for Ultraman."

Qi Ming: “…”

That's such an abstract statement, I don't know how to respond to it right now.

After hearing this, he thought of the situation in episode 25 of "Ultraman Tiga," titled "The Trial of the Devil"—Tiga was defeated by the second-generation Gijin, but under the leadership of Captain Megumi, the crowd shone "flashlights" and "car headlights" on Tiga, allowing him to stand up again and become "Shining Tiga," who then killed the second-generation Gijin.

But in reality, the flashlight beam is just a facade; what truly matters is people's belief in Ultraman Tiga's "light of the heart."

Just as he was about to chat for a bit, his PDI communicator beeped.

According to radar monitoring, a meteor is falling towards Earth, and life energy has been detected within it.

In other words, there are monsters there!

Qi Ming was immediately shocked: "We actually discovered the monster ahead of schedule this time! Is the upgraded radar really that powerful?!"

Agamous was beaming with pride.

Radar showed that the monster had crashed in a desolate mountain area, and Dan Moroboshi immediately sent Kishida, one of the patrolling team members, to the scene to investigate. "Captain, I've arrived." Soon, Kishida transmitted the images, and everyone in the command room could see the monster's appearance.

The monster had skin with rock-like textures all over its body, its entire back was covered with thorns, and its tail was forked into two longer, sharp horns, resembling a centipede.

It opened its huge mouth and spewed flames at the approaching Flying Swallow No. 1, appearing very ferocious.

Kishida dodged the attack and exclaimed, "Is this guy an invader?!"

"Ron!" Feng Yuan exclaimed the moment he saw the monster clearly.

The team member in the mountains asked curiously, "Hey, do you recognize this monster?"

Feng Yuan's eyes flickered, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Dan Moroboshi coughed and said, "Team Member Yamanaka, although a monster has suddenly appeared, we cannot interrupt today's planned test launch of the new missile. You will pilot the Hien-II to launch the underwater rockets, and we will deal with the monster."

Yamanaka nodded: "Okay."

After leaving the command room in the mountains, everyone began to speak freely.

Huimei: "You call this monster 'Ron,' did you know it before?"

Feng Yuan nodded solemnly and said that Ron was an animal from planet L77 and had a very good relationship with him in the past.

"Back on planet L77, it was a docile creature. I don't know why it became so violent. It's covered in wounds; it must have suffered a lot..."

The more Fengyuan spoke, the sadder her expression became.

This was a pet that he used to treat like family, one of the closest living beings to him.

Qi Ming also knows [Ron], this monster comes from the tenth episode of "Leo", "The Tragic Wandering Monster".

After the destruction of planet L77, Ron wandered the universe, absorbing cosmic energy to grow to enormous size in order to survive, and his personality gradually became ferocious.

In the original series, Dan Moroboshi forced Gen to kill Ron. After Gen said he couldn't do it, Dan angrily scolded Gen, "You don't deserve to be a member of MAC."

In this world, Dan Moroboshi, whose leg has healed, is not so heartless.

Dan Moroboshi: "We can give it a way out, but only if it doesn't cause trouble. As you can see, it's very aggressive right now. It would be terrible if it went to the city and wreaked havoc."

Saijo Nagi: "Send it to the Kaburaya Islands. I believe President Aizen Makoto is capable of taking good care of it."

She deeply understands the feeling of losing loved ones, which is why she can empathize with Fengyuan and Luo En.

Jugglus Juggler: "How about letting Ron see how his master gets chased by a jeep... That sounds good."

But here's the problem: Kishida's Hien-1 didn't carry capture equipment or tranquilizers.

When Kishida asked, "How about we incapacitate it without killing it?" Ron had already realized that the Flying Swallow No. 1, which he had missed several times, was not to be trifled with, and burrowed underground.

Kishida had no choice but to return to the base and discuss the matter with everyone again.

According to measurements, Ron drilled into the volcanic zone and appears to be absorbing geothermal energy, making nearby volcanoes more active.

If this continues, it could trigger a volcanic eruption.

Qi Ming: "This is going to be troublesome."

Feng Yuan lowered his head, looking guilty: "I'm sorry for causing everyone trouble."

Qi Ming: "The troublesome one is Ron; he shouldn't have burrowed underground."

Numerous monsters inhabit the earth's underground. When Qi Ming went to find Gudun, he almost got lost in the intricate network of underground veins created by these monsters.

Also, the Golza who was previously driven away wanted to absorb magma energy to become stronger, just like in the original series, but he was probably beaten up by the natives and failed to absorb it.

Ron, an "alien monster," is trying to seize local resources; he'll likely get beaten up...

(End of this chapter)